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Council Minutes of 10/17/2000 .~ Brook Park, will bond 100 municipalities together in an attempt to obtain lower costs for ;,~,, residents. The City of Parma is an example of a community that has decided not to join the aggregation but instead to hire a consultant. It is our understanding that that consultant will be available to them for an approximate fee of $196,000. Although we will eventually pay a form of a fee to be part of this Council of Government organization for this effort, our Mayor has stated that this fee would be substantially less than the cost of a consultant. Further, North Olmsted has the ability to opt out of this aggregate program within the first year. If we choose to stay, it is at that time that a fee becomes due. With the caveat then that the city will keep a close watch on aggregation benefits to the city's residents, with the understanding that there is no guarantee that this aggregation effort will reduce costs to the consumer and finally with the understanding that aggregating is our best effort at potential cost savings, the committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of Ordinance 2000-133. 2) The Mayor has recommended several board/commission reappointments: • Mrs. Kasler made a motion to reappoint Mark Yager to the Architectural Review Board for the term of January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nashar and passed unanimously. • Mrs. Kasler made a motion to reappoint Brian Zergott to the Architectural Review Board for the term of January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and passed unanimously. • Mrs. Kasler made a motion to reappoint William Kremzar to the Board of Zoning Appeals for the term of January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2005. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nashar and passed unanimously. • Mrs. Kasler made a motion to reappoint Kate O'Rourke to the Planning Commission for the term of January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2005. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and passed unanimously. President Saringer said she commended these individuals who have agreed to be reappointed to the various boards and commissions. It is a tribute to them that they are willing to volunteer their time to serve the community. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met on October 9. Present were committee members O'Grady, Nashar and Limpert; Council members Kasler, Miller, Gareau, McKay and President Saringer; Mayor Musial, Finance Director Copfer, Safety Director Jenkins, acting Law Director Dubelko, Police Lt. Steve Wolf; resident Dave Fleming. The issue discussed was the speed limit on Cedar Point Road and the recently corrected posting of the speed limit at 35 miles per hour as it is posted today. This issue was first assessed by Lt. Wolf who provided information supporting the reduction of that speed limit from 35 mph back to 25 mph. Resident David Fleming presented a very well-reasoned argument for maintaining the speed limit at 35 miles an hour. However, there were two questions that have yet to be answered by the Law Department: 1) does the Mayor of the city actually have the authority to temporarily reduce the speed limit from 3 5 to 25 miles per hour; 2) does Council have the authority to make such a change on this particular road from 35 to 25 miles per hour? After discussion, the committee voted unanimously to hold this issue in committee pending review by the Law Department of those two questions. The Law 3